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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened when Thorbert brought the picture to Skelly?
(a) Skelly didn't remember him.
(b) Skelly started crying.
(c) Skelly got angry at him.
(d) Skelly refused to talk with Thorbert.

2. How did Jake feel about Skelly when Skelly came with his mom to pick him up from the football field?
(a) He hated Skelly.
(b) He felt depressed about his life with Skelly.
(c) He felt pity.
(d) He was happy Skelly recognized him.

3. What did Jake's teammates call his grandfather?
(a) Mr. S.
(b) Mr. Magoo.
(c) Cool.
(d) Insane.

4. Jake's theory is that people grow to look like ____________.
(a) Their close friends.
(b) Their cousins.
(c) Their name.
(d) Their pets.

5. How did Jake try to absolve himself of his guilt over ignoring Skelly in the Dumpster?
(a) He went to breakfast at the House of Pancakes with his mom and Skelly.
(b) He confessed what happened to his mother.
(c) He told Skelly he was sorry.
(d) He went to a priest and confessed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do two of the three boys do when they see the man in the dumpster?

2. How did Jake react when he saw Skelly sit down at a strange woman's table?

3. What was the first thing Skelly did when Jake learned to walk?

4. What did Skelly do when Jake couldn't do a pull-up?

5. How did Jake's mother respond to the father's question?

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